Lee Bo-young wins Daesang at Korea Drama Awards

160 October 3, 2013October 3, 2013

by girlfriday

Aw, what a happy night for Lee Bo-young, who got to arrive on the arm of a noona-killer, pick up the grand prize of the evening, and go home to her new hubby Ji Sung. Sometimes when you’re on fire, you’re on fiyah. The actress took home the top honor at the Korea Drama Awards last night, for her two hit dramas this year: weekend ratings darling My Daughter Seo-young and weekday hit I Hear Your Voice.

She arrived with Voice co-star Lee Jong-seok, and the pair picked up the Best Couple Award. They’re just so darn cute. I don’t tend to think of them as their drama characters when they’re apart, but when they’re together I just forget that he’s not her devoted gum wad. The drama’s cast and crew picked up a number of awards, including ones for the director and baddie Jung Woong-in. In case you’re interested in who picked up the other awards:

WINNERS LIST

Daesang: Lee Bo-young (My Daughter Seo-young, I Hear Your Voice)
Best Drama: My Daughter Seo-young
Best Screenplay: Park Jae-bum (Good Doctor)
Best Director: Jo Soo-won (I Hear Your Voice)
Top Excellence, Actor: Lee Jung-jin (Hundred Year Inheritance),
Jung Woong-in (I Hear Your Voice)
Top Excellence, Actress: Jo Yoon-hee (Nine)
Excellence Award, Actor: Lee Jong-seok (I Hear Your Voice),
Kim Dong-wan (Be Strong Mr. Kim)
Excellence Award, Actress: Seo Hyun-jin (Oh Ja-ryong Is Coming)
New Actor: Park Seo-joon (I Summon You Gold),
Yong Joon-hyung (Monstar)
New Actress: BoA (Anticipate Love)
Best Couple: Lee Bo-young & Lee Jong-seok (I Hear Your Voice)
Youth Actor: Gal So-won (Birth Secret)
Best Soundtrack: 4Men “너 하나야 (Only You)” (Gu Family Book)
Hot Star: Clara

Jung Woong-in

Jo Yoon-hee

Lee Jung-jin

Seo Hyun-jin

BoA

Kim Yoon-hye

Park Seo-joon

Clara

Gal So-won

Via Star News

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1 jully moue

October 3, 2013 at 4:08 AM

The kid is so cute with her dress!

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2 blassst

October 3, 2013 at 4:09 AM

LJS andLBY are just freakin cuuuute .. she's radiant and LJS ....gaaaaaaah!!!

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3 Stuart

October 3, 2013 at 4:12 AM

I watched I Hear Your Voice and loved it so much that when I read Dramabeans piece on Noona romances I immediately watched Baby-Faced Beauty - what a difference chemistry makes! Baby-Faced was not a bad series, but it fell badly flat in comparison to IHYV, due to the astonishing spark between Lee Bo-young and Lee Jong Seok. Thanks for the photos from the awards ceremony, one which got it right by awarding the two of them too, I think.

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canxi

October 3, 2013 at 4:22 AM

Hmm, I thought Baby-Faced Beauty had great chemistry. On the other hand, even though I really liked I Hear Your Voice, I wasn't as engaged in the romance as I would have liked to be.

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snow_white

October 3, 2013 at 5:19 AM

same here.....wasn't engaged in the romance portion of IHYV....

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pilpu

October 3, 2013 at 7:38 AM

Same here, didn't really care of they ended up together or not.

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eny

October 3, 2013 at 5:48 PM

i don't really care about the romance too, that's not the most interesting in I hear your voice

HJE

October 8, 2013 at 9:52 AM

Same here..I didnt enjoy I Hear Your Voice either to the extent it deserves an award..no offence

I enjoyed babyfaced Beauty even more..though it had been 3 years. Rewatching..

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dtdt

October 9, 2013 at 12:40 AM

I don't even watch the drama because of the pairing, only glance through to find out who will end up with who. The actress is too old for the boy. Best couple, seriously? Is this award for all the Korean dramas of the year or just for one particular station only. I can name more than 10 best couples.

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ShoutItOut

December 20, 2014 at 7:20 AM

How silly of a person to be commenting on the couple when you haven't even watched. One of the themes of the drama is about the romance between an older female and a younger male. If you don't like this concept, then it's your choice. It doesn't make them any of less worthy of being crowned the best couple lol.

mary

October 3, 2013 at 5:05 AM

I actually thought the opposite. The chemistry in IHYV was elevated by the acting and the story. But the one in BFB felt so cute and squishy and cuddly, despite a slightly bland story.

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Stuart

October 3, 2013 at 6:00 AM

"Cute and squishy and cuddly" - good words for it. I felt all of those, but never really saw them as an OTP.

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pogo 🍉

October 3, 2013 at 8:21 AM

yeah, I started out being quite ok with the IHYV OTP not being together at the end of the day/her not being interested in him that way. BOY did that change....

BFB is cute and cuddly, but IHYV is the noona-romance drama that converted this noona-romance hater into a fan, and I do not say this lightly.

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Tha

October 3, 2013 at 5:02 PM

YES. Exactly...

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Tha

October 3, 2013 at 5:01 PM

Really?! My thoughts were completely different than yours...LOVED BFB's romance!

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HJE

October 8, 2013 at 9:54 AM

Copy that!

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4 MizzMizzEka

October 3, 2013 at 4:13 AM

Where i could see this award in eng sub?
Sooo envy for Bo Young- Noona. Very happy that they've won the award as actress, actor and couple. Yeayyyy!!
I really miss them, and Jo Woon TaeYang cant erase them from my head.

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5 canxi

October 3, 2013 at 4:14 AM

I really like when couples where black and white respectively when they go out, haha. As long as the outfit is simple (not too many layers and accessories) I think it looks really nice.

Congrats, to everyone who won. And ahaha, I bet BoA was pretty happy with her award. I watched Hope for Dating and she was pretty good.

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6 lemon84

October 3, 2013 at 4:17 AM

They both adorable! And I just watch BIFF red carpet in kbs.. hope dramabeans will update the winner.. and they just show red carpet at my country..even I don't understand what they're saying (just a few words like pretty) but still its like my 1st time watch korean drama/movie award and its live (but just red carpet and I can see choi seung hyun a.k.a top) ^^

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7 february

October 3, 2013 at 4:17 AM

Am I the only one who cannot understand about why Clara is trend right now? She's like everywhere but i dont find any great piece that she did... all i hear wasshe got all curses from netizen

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Kiara

October 3, 2013 at 5:57 AM

She is like Korea's Paris Hilton. She'll go away eventually.

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Veritas

October 3, 2013 at 6:17 AM

She'll be around a lot longer than any of you crazy antis! How can an actress who has played in nine dramas (with at least four pivotal roles) be described as the "Korea's Paris Hilton"? Your insane and unrelenting jealousy will make you old before your time, my dear. Confront the mirror and tell me if I'm wrong... :(

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Kiara

October 3, 2013 at 6:26 AM

Insane and unrelenting jealousy? What the hell does she have to be jealous about? You talked like as if you know anything about me.

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pogo 🍉

October 3, 2013 at 8:23 AM

I know who sounds insane and unrelenting here (hint: it's not Kiara)

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hawaiianseoul

October 3, 2013 at 9:07 AM

I do not like your attitude dear.

here, have a snickers bar.

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redfox

October 3, 2013 at 9:56 PM

whoa, whoa! *swings a lasso and catches mad horse* Is she your sister that you are so hurt over nothing? first time I hear the name Clara so I have nothing to say, but

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redfox

October 3, 2013 at 10:01 PM

meant, but don´t go kicking back for no reason

HJE

October 8, 2013 at 10:03 AM

Clara? Who's that???? She was in Babyfaced Beauty? I didnt see her there...

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skelly

October 3, 2013 at 8:32 AM

I went to soompi to find her thread, but got down to page 8 or so and still couldn't find her. Is she an actress? I had to dramawiki her - I guess I missed Clara's pivotal roles as "Others" in Baby-Faced Beauty and Goddess of Marriage.

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bjharm

October 3, 2013 at 12:48 PM

she would hardly be the first Korean actor female or male that go by on looks and body shape and never needed to learn to act so no need to throw stones, though I can not remember her either in BFB :-)
She an overseas Korean ie Swiss-born Korean-British so not as 'shy' [or pretend shy] about showing off her.. well charms, as native korean ladies are expected to be.
And of course bottom line these awards are really not the best of anything but more like the best backed or sponsored that wins

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HANI

October 3, 2013 at 5:54 PM

Clara was in Baby faced beauty? ooohhhh.... I don't realized that. What is her character's name?

hehehehe, I guess we are the same boat. After reading lot of news about her, I concluded that she is equivalent to Japanese talento (eg: becky), those who are famous exp. on variety shows and do a bit of everything acting/ modelling/singing/etc.

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mary

October 3, 2013 at 6:12 PM

Oooh... Perhaps she was one of the girls who played an actress? Either the one with a huge role (who kept waffling about dresses) or her rival who just cameoed in that episode with Jang Nara's makeover + red dress auction.

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mioo

October 7, 2013 at 1:33 PM

did becky make any sensational act like clara did?.

i think Clara just acting cute or might be her personality like that. i don't have any hate feeling to her. i have met many people with personality similar to her.

but seems from many articles she lied many times, so korean netizen hates her. as a woman i envy her body. her body is so flexible ( she can do split really well ) hahahahaa.

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Quiet Thought

December 27, 2013 at 5:49 AM

Treading carefully here, but I just had an attack of Deja Vu . . . didn't I read this exact same exchange of sniips and retorts about Clara in a previous awards posting?

She's harmless, and she'll go away in time. In the meantime, she's enjoying herself and takes a great pitcher . . . er, a great picture!

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8 redfox

October 3, 2013 at 4:19 AM

SO happy for them and the drama, squeeeeeeeel! for EVERYone.
and they are so cuuuuuute I just want to squish them omg that DOES sound like a crazy auntie, right?

ok, but I can´t act normal, i just can´t I am so glad!!!!
weeeeheeee

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redfox

October 3, 2013 at 4:24 AM

very proud to say I am over the killer-chill and I love you too, Jung Woong-In.

But I still love Lee Jong Seok and Lee Bo-Young more. Sry, dont kill me, LOL

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yukiN

October 3, 2013 at 7:42 AM

Jung Woong-in really impressed me as a actor. IHYV's excellent script gave the 1st and 2nd leads chances to show their acting skills.

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risa

October 3, 2013 at 9:44 AM

Jung Woong In killed it as the killer! :D That was such a great role for him-- and you're right, IHYV had an awesome script for the actors because they got to show a lot of range.

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redfox

October 3, 2013 at 4:45 AM

also, I am like smiling at them like I have a stick in my mouth, I just cant even close the damn trap

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9 snow_white

October 3, 2013 at 4:19 AM

Congratulations to her and all the winners...

LBY and LJS were cute in IHYV but I just couldn't get that sparks flying or giddy feeling in their romance....liked their chemistry but wasn't invested in the romance part of their relationship.....

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10 Sponge

October 3, 2013 at 4:21 AM

BoA's dress is gorgeous! And congrats to Lee Bo Young! Bringing back all the "I hear your voice" memories :)

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11 damai

October 3, 2013 at 4:29 AM

I suddenly forget that Lee Bo young is newlywed. Aah. She and Lee Jong suk are an item in my eyes. Aah. I have to find my mind.

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12 DDee

October 3, 2013 at 4:30 AM

Aww congrats to LBY, dramaland's ultimate noona!

On the other hand, a truly WTF moment if there ever was one: Jo Yoon-hee for Nine, as "Top Excellence, Actress".

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Hephzibah

October 3, 2013 at 6:40 AM

Yeah... I actually needed to check back, that maybe the name of the main actress of Nine was different, so they meant someone else (who I forgot and was really great...), or a different drama with the same title...
But no... It was her...
And all I could think: What???

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mashimomo

October 3, 2013 at 7:45 AM

ha and I thought I was the only one who thought the same. Although I haven't figured out exactly why I disliked her character in Nine, maybe it was her acting that was too over the top for me or was she supposed to be annoying the way she was written? More power to her though! Nine was a drama that I thought I would not like as much as I did and I'm glad I watched it.

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ilikemangos

October 3, 2013 at 8:04 PM

lmao. love the winners for this one but daesang is anything but legit in giving out rewards to those that actually deserve it.
it's definitely a popularity contest.

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Kiara

October 4, 2013 at 9:14 AM

Its hard to take these kind of Award Ceremonies seriously when they have awards for hot star (roll eyes), best couple (awwww so cuuuute) and popularity (don't hate me cause I'm beautiful) are included. Its silly and it feels more like a Nickelodeon or Teen Award show imo.

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13 JuDa

October 3, 2013 at 4:55 AM

I love Lee Bo Young noona...
sorry LJS...hehe.

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14 kumi

October 3, 2013 at 4:58 AM

Min Joon Gook was convincing. He deserved the prize.

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modest-goddess

October 3, 2013 at 8:32 AM

yes he played a great villain

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nomad

October 3, 2013 at 9:58 PM

AGREED!! One of the very best villains ever!

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15 jomo143

October 3, 2013 at 4:59 AM

While I am happy for the winners and hope they can parlay these awards into more success, I do not understand the judges' decisions.
Unless what happened in KOD is reality - three guys in a room pick the names.
It seems that so many dramas aren't even represented in the list.

How can Good Doctor win a screenplay award when it isn't even finished airing? I am not saying anything against this show, but don't you have to look at the whole piece in order to judge it best? Not just good, but the BEST?

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LangitBiru

October 3, 2013 at 5:47 AM

Glad you mention this. Yeah, I noticed it too. How come the drama that still aired win or something. In my country, for example, for this upcoming award show.

Let's say if the award on this Nov. They do open nomination from Aug-Sept and nominations are from works/productions that been aired from period July last year until this June. I remember coz I want to nominate my fave local drama but it start to air early July.

Seriously, Korean drama award shows/nominations just as their script drama.

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kumi

October 3, 2013 at 5:49 AM

I agree.

The drama isn't finished yet. What if they do something stupid in the end (like killing Shi-on to save In-hye or killing In-hye to save In-young)?

Or am I supposed to take the news about this award as a guarantee of the all-satisfying end of "Good Doctor'?

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Ace

October 3, 2013 at 6:22 AM

Yeah, there are better dramas than GD this year so far even some currently airing ones. Also, as much as I like LBY (though I found her character so boring in her weekend drama), I would've chosen Gong Hyo-jin as best actress. But I got used to K-drama awards given to winners because of 1) high ratings 2) popularity 3) behind-the-scenes politics (speculation on my part, but hey, I also watched KOD).

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pogo 🍉

October 3, 2013 at 8:26 AM

jomo, Han Ga In won a Best Actress award from MBC last year for Moon/Sun.

That should tell you MORE than enough about just how important the actual quality of the work is to deciding who wins these things. I'm glad IHYV is getting recognised, but it's because it's a hit, not because it's awesome regardless of ratings.

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pogo 🍉

October 3, 2013 at 8:29 AM

jomo, someone gave Han Ga In a best actress award last year at MBC. That should tell us a lot about how much the actual performance/quality of the work is taken into account when rating these things.

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anna

October 3, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Honestly, most of these award shows rely more on popularity and high ratings than quality.

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eny

October 3, 2013 at 5:57 PM

I always didn't believe in Korean drama award,anything....what i see is the winner is really affected by popularity usually good actor is ignore if he doesn't really popular n so so actor could win easily if they are popular including drama, if that drama popular they get award easily in many thing
I thought Good doctor is the best drama I see in 2013 but i agree that drama that currently airing should not be nominated

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jj

October 3, 2013 at 7:37 PM

I think it's because Good Doctor's story line is unique and I haven't found this in any korea drama, meanwhile I think IHYV storyline is unique too and very popular due to high rating but it has controversial like plagiarism novel story. The storyline about autistic savant is very engaging. It's not only Good Doctor which drama still airing is nominated in Korea Drama Awards, there's also Gong Hyojin's TMS.

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ilikemangos

October 3, 2013 at 8:06 PM

i replied to a comment above but again i repeat. daesang has always been a popularity contest. That's why i wouldn't always trust their judgement.
Although i am really enjoying Good Doctor, by no means should it have won the best screenplay of the year. But that's just how it's always been :(

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16 annisa

October 3, 2013 at 5:06 AM

OMG they are so cutee,, no wonder if they won best couple award :) congrats to IHYV cast at Korean Drama Award :) I missed this drama so much....

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17 tanya

October 3, 2013 at 5:27 AM

Congratulations to my babies and the IHYV team! I miss this drama. I just have to rewatch it again.

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18 xxvxx

October 3, 2013 at 5:43 AM

Congrats to our favourite Noona of the year! I don't get Clara's appeal either... what's her representative work? Does anyone know?

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xxvxx

October 3, 2013 at 5:44 AM

Also, does anyone know if Lee Jin Wook is nominated for anything? I feel like he should win something for his outstanding performance in Nine!

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anna

October 3, 2013 at 11:53 AM

He was nominated for the Grand Prize actually!

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slashedsilver

October 3, 2013 at 6:34 AM

I'm kind of stuck on the -- who is Clara part.

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Saima

October 3, 2013 at 7:06 AM

I THINK she's on SNL Korea and her dad's a famous singer/actor/industry big wig (not sure about this).

I know this since she's heavily covered on allkpop, heh.

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azurduyy

October 3, 2013 at 7:36 AM

I think her claim to fame is that she was aaaaaaalmost in Girls Generation. Don't understand the appeal either, she's terrible in everything I've seen her in.

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anna

October 3, 2013 at 11:50 AM

Clara has TWO appeals, you have to be blind to miss them :D

But honestly, I think she's harmless. Every new actress has to start somewhere. She's pretty and sexy. You can argue about her "talent" but let's be honest, many popular actresses still can't act after decades of experience.

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19 Sakura

October 3, 2013 at 5:52 AM

seeing them together again after so long makes me want to watch IHYV all over again!

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20 AJ

October 3, 2013 at 6:01 AM

I was hoping Lee Jung-shin would win New Actor for My Daughter Seo-young, but maybe you have to be a first lead to win.

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21 Kiara

October 3, 2013 at 6:16 AM

This year really sucked. No one really had a an outstanding performance worthy of a Daesang award or what it used to be.
It's too bad cable shows whom I usually find great acting is not part of this kind of award shows. I thought Kim Hyun-joo did a fabulous job in Cruel Palace.

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Gia

October 3, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Why are cable dramas not included?? :O

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bjharm

October 3, 2013 at 8:20 PM

they can not afford the bribes to get the votes..lol

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seong

October 3, 2013 at 9:45 AM

Actually, cable dramas were included for the Korea Drama Awards. Childless Good Fortune (jTBC) received several nominations, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay.